Excerpt from America's Favorite Citizen Clark Benson
By 1857, Sarmuel Clemens returned home and realized his dream of being a riverboat captain Surely, the time he spent as a
ters of the Mississippi and
rivecboat By 1857Samue captain was very special. As a child, he had dreamed of trolling the mudc ntre that no other occupation up to
peering out over the untamed land This instilled
that point could offer. It gave him the
home and see many parts of the great land.
n him
rtunity to navigate a great river which cut through the heart of the country he called
Read paragraph three (3) from the passage What does the author express by including the phrases muddy, churning waters" and
untamed land"?
A)
that Sanmuel was aftaid of riding down the river
B)
that being a riverboat captain was a dangerous job
that most people never wanted to ride on the river
D)
that the Mississippi was a wild and exciting place